In recognition of Earth Day on Saturday 22nd April 2017, 75,000 Ladybugs are being released on Thursday 20th April 2017 inside the Mall of America!
Ladybugs were released throughout Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America on Earth Day in 2013. Photo: Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.
Youngsters already have been recruited to carry out the creepy-crawly assignment before the mall opens in the morning.
The bugs will be spread throughout the plant beds on the south side of the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park.
Why? Good question! The bugs, supplied by a local pest control company, act as a natural pesticide on the park's plants by eating common pests such as aphids. The releases have been going on since the mall opened in 1992 and are done a few times a year.
There are more than 30,000 plants and 400 trees throughout the mall, and they act as air purifiers for the 5.6 million-square-foot building.
The 21 kids participating in the release are from Fraser Minnesota, a Richfield nonprofit in support of people with special needs; the Children's Hospital of Minneapolis; and local Girl Scouts.
Original source: Star Tribune.
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